Tuxtla Gutierrez tourist information
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, a modern city where the stories, languages and traditions of the Mexican tableland blend with those of Central America, is an excellent starting point for discovering the complex, magical diversity of the southern border. Its enormous pre-Hispanic and colonial wealth blend with its natural exuberance to create a fascinating spectacle. Legends, rituals, popular fiestas, gastronomy and architecture coexist with modernity, creating an infinite range of possibilities for visitors to enjoy.
In Tuxtla, voices come together and separate, creating a harmonious melody that blends with the sound of the marimba. The smells and flavors of its cuisine will astonish even the most sophisticated palates. Its streets contain a combination of past and present, where jeans mingle with traditional costumes with their colorful embroidery. These include dark blue skirts with ribbons encircling the hips, brightly-colored silk blouses accentuated by the blue lacework of Mame women; the long, broad tunics of the Lacandones; striking woven palm hats with colored ribbons and embroidered huipiles, sleeveless tunics worn by the Tzotzil and Tzeltal; and the coarse cotton shirts with pink adornments at the neck, and on the shirt front and cuffs of the Tojolobal. Combining the activities offered by Tuxtla Gutiérrez with those available in its surroundings increases visitors’ possibilities of enjoyment. These range from walking round the city to explore its stunning urban architecture, touring the botanical garden which contains an excellent collection of local flora; sampling traditional dishes that take one back to the pre-Hispanic world.
The Zoque Indians, the city’s founders, called Tuxtla Gutiérrez Coyatoc, meaning place, house or land of rabbits. Between 1486 and 1505, the Aztecs invaded the region and called it Tochtlán, a Nahuatl word meaning the same as Coyatoc. Later on, the Spaniards hispanicized the word to Tuxtla and in 1848, Gutiérrez was added in honor of the military man and politician who supported independence, Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez. When the Spanish colonies proclaimed their independence, Tuxtla played an important role in Chiapas’ incorporation into Mexico. In 1892, Tuxtla Gutiérrez was declared the capital of the state of Chiapas.
The city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the capital of the state of Chiapas, is located in the central part of the state in the southeast of Mexico in a warm, fertile valley. The natural richness of its surroundings, expressed in imposing central valleys, low forest that still retains abundant animal and plant species, savannas, natural canyons and enormous rivers that crisscross and delimit the city, such as the Sabinal, the Grijalva and its tributary Suchiapa, make it one of the areas with the greatest biodiversity in the world.
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